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Meaning of WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
inflammatory
degenerative
disease
of
the
brain
caused
by
thiamine
deficiency
that
is
usually
associated
with
alcoholism
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See Also:
brain disease
,
brain disorder
,
encephalopathy
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
Wernicke's encephalopathy is characterized by confusion, truncal ataxia, and nystagmus. It is due to advanced thiamine deficiency and often presents with Korsakoff's syndrome to form the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
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